Top investors at Scale Stage

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Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital alongside strategic guidance to a limited number of technology-focused companies across seed, early, and growth stages, supporting product development, company building, and market expansion. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders and engages across a global footprint, with activity in the United States and internationally in regions such as China, India, and Israel.
Made 327 investments at Scale Stage

Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global Management is a globally focused, research-driven investment firm founded in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman. It makes long-term investments in both public and private markets across the United States and other regions, with a strong emphasis on technology, internet, consumer, and financial services sectors. The firm employs growth-oriented strategies in public equities and supports early to late-stage private companies through private investments, aiming to back high-quality, innovative businesses across their lifecycles. As an SEC-registered investment advisor, Tiger Global provides disciplined capital allocation and seeks partnerships with portfolio companies over the long term, leveraging global reach and industry expertise. Headquarters are in New York.
Made 301 investments at Scale Stage

New Enterprise Associates

New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm founded in 1977 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in the United States, India and China. The firm invests in technology and healthcare companies across all stages, from seed through IPO, with a broad sector focus that includes software, consumer technology, medical devices, life sciences, healthcare information technology, energy technology and related areas. NEA partners with founders to provide capital, domain expertise and strategic support for product development and market expansion, helping navigate changing economic environments. The firm maintains a track record of backing a large number of portfolio companies, with more than 210 IPOs and over 360 acquisitions.
Made 277 investments at Scale Stage

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is a U.S.-based venture capital firm founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner and Tom Perkins. The firm specializes in seed, early-stage, and incubation investments and partners with founders from inception to IPO and beyond, supporting growth across multiple industries. Its investments span digital technologies, information technologies, life sciences, and healthcare, with a history of backing notable portfolio companies such as Google, Amazon, Citrix, and Netscape. Kleiner Perkins emphasizes strategic guidance and operational support to help portfolio companies scale, including talent, business development, and product development resources. The firm maintains a broad geographic reach, investing in the United States, Canada, Europe, and China, and has launched dedicated initiatives and funds to back greentech, data, and other technology innovations.
Made 220 investments at Scale Stage

General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 that supports companies from seed to growth stages. It invests across consumer, enterprise software, fintech, crypto, and health sectors, with a growing focus on applied artificial intelligence. The firm provides capital and strategic guidance to help entrepreneurs scale, drawing on a broad network and experienced team to nurture portfolio companies. General Catalyst maintains multiple offices, including Cambridge, Massachusetts, and San Francisco, with additional locations in North America and Europe, reflecting a global approach to backing transformative technologies and business models.
Made 145 investments at Scale Stage

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital across development stages from seed to late-stage growth and invests in software and technology companies across artificial intelligence, biotech and health, consumer technologies, cryptocurrency, fintech, enterprise software, infrastructure, and related sectors. Beyond funding, the firm offers operational support through a structured ecosystem of technical advisors, executive talent, and industry operators, and differentiates itself with strategic guidance, thought leadership, and programs to nurture talent. It maintains a global presence and supports portfolio companies with resources and networks to accelerate growth.
Made 138 investments at Scale Stage

Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest Venture Partners is a global venture capital and growth equity firm based in California with offices in Menlo Park, San Francisco, Mumbai and Tel Aviv. Founded in 1961, it has invested in hundreds of companies across technology, enterprise software, healthcare and consumer sectors and manages substantial capital. The firm backs early- to growth-stage companies, often over multiple rounds, and combines capital with operational guidance, talent and leadership support to help portfolio companies scale. Its network and experience span North America, India, and Israel, enabling strategic partnerships and growth opportunities for founders and CEOs.
Made 167 investments at Scale Stage

Sapphire Ventures

Sapphire Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in expansion-stage enterprise software companies, with emphasis on those leveraging artificial intelligence, and provides hands-on support to accelerate growth in go-to-market, operations, and leadership. Founded in 1996, it is headquartered in Austin with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Menlo Park, and London, and it has more than $10 billion in assets under management. The firm refers to its portfolio companies as 'Companies of Consequence' and has a track record of 30+ IPOs and 80+ exits, reflecting its focus on scaling ambitious technology companies through its network and resources.
Made 149 investments at Scale Stage

Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in London, with operations in San Francisco and Geneva, that funds and supports technology-driven companies across stages from seed to growth. It collaborates with entrepreneurial teams to assess business models, help scale operations, and navigate development and market-entry challenges. The firm provides capital, due diligence, deal structuring, and ongoing strategic guidance to portfolio companies, leveraging a global network of industry relationships to connect founders with customers, partners, and opportunities.
Made 137 investments at Scale Stage

Institutional Venture Partners

Institutional Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, specializing in late-stage venture and growth equity investments in information technology and technology-enabled sectors. It backs companies across enterprise software, internet services, mobile, fintech, digital media, cloud storage, and related technologies, with a focus on the United States and Silicon Valley. IVP typically writes growth checks in the range of $10 million to $100 million for revenue-generating companies and often acts as lead or value-added co-investor, occasionally taking majority stakes in larger rounds. The firm provides strategic guidance and capital to help portfolio companies scale, commercialize products, and expand market reach, drawing on a long history dating to 1980 and a track record of backing hundreds of companies and multiple IPOs. Notable investments include CrowdStrike, UiPath, Anthropic, and Klarna.
Made 143 investments at Scale Stage

Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, that funds and supports technology companies across stages and sectors, including artificial intelligence, healthcare, climate tech, digital health, and consumer technology. It provides capital and strategic guidance to help startups develop innovative products, scale operations, and build enduring businesses, with an emphasis on science-driven, high-impact ventures and unconventional ideas. Founded by Vinod Khosla, the firm seeks to back companies addressing large, underserved markets and to contribute hands-on support beyond funding.
Made 109 investments at Scale Stage

GGV Capital

GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that reorganized in March 2024 into two distinct brands: Granite Asia and Notable Capital. Granite Asia, headquartered in Singapore, targets investments across the Asia-Pacific region, including Southeast Asia, Japan, China, India, and Australia. Notable Capital, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, pursues opportunities in the United States, Israel, Europe, and Latin America. The firm supports founders with resources and a community through events and podcasts, and has invested in notable companies such as Streamlit, HashiCorp, Grab, Affirm, Poshmark, Wish, and Airbnb.
Made 140 investments at Scale Stage

ICONIQ Capital

ICONIQ Capital is a global private investment firm and multi-family office based in San Francisco, with offices in New York, Palo Alto and Singapore. It serves high-net-worth families and institutional clients by providing financial advisory and family office services, governance support, and direct investments across asset classes. The firm concentrates its investments in technology-related sectors, including enterprise software, fintech, information technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, analytics, and software-as-a-service, as well as infrastructure and real estate opportunities. It operates as an integrated investment platform that leverages ICONIQ’s ecosystem of founders, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to help portfolio companies grow from early growth to scale. ICONIQ Capital positions itself as a global manager of client assets, offering advice, capital deployment, and long-term wealth planning for a diversified client base.
Made 110 investments at Scale Stage

Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 1976 that provides capital across seed to growth stages for consumer, enterprise, and life sciences technology companies. The firm emphasizes market-driven analysis to identify opportunities in diverse sectors, including marketplaces, consumer services, software as a service, fintech, cybersecurity, DevOps, and life sciences technology. Its portfolio comprises a number of notable investments, with a track record of public exits and mergers and acquisitions, reflecting a broad footprint in technology and health tech. Menlo Ventures maintains a longstanding commitment to active involvement across company development, supporting portfolio growth through multiple funding rounds and strategic guidance.
Made 130 investments at Scale Stage

Meritech Capital Partners

Meritech Capital Partners is a Palo Alto, California based venture capital firm founded in 1999 that specializes in late-stage technology investments. The firm focuses on partnering with software, information technology, networking and related technology companies, providing deep operational support and forming close founder relationships. Its portfolio includes notable technology companies that have gone public, such as Meta, Roblox, Snowflake, Datadog, Salesforce and Tableau, among others, demonstrating a track record of helping portfolio companies reach IPOs and achieve high growth.
Made 147 investments at Scale Stage

Spark Capital

Spark Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, Boston, and New York City. It invests in startups across stages and sectors, with a focus on consumer, software, fintech, media, and related areas, and prioritizes supporting ambitious founders and distinctive products. The firm engages with early-stage and growth opportunities, aiming to collaborate with management teams to help scale while taking a thoughtful, risk-tolerant approach rather than adhering to a single playbook. Spark Capital has backed notable companies such as Twitter, Discord, Anthropic, Cruise, Niantic, Oculus, Warby Parker, and Tumblr, reflecting its history of partnering with category-defining teams and its broad geographic footprint in the United States.
Made 80 investments at Scale Stage

Redpoint Ventures

Redpoint Ventures is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 and based in California. It invests in seed, early, and growth-stage technology companies across internet, software, infrastructure, fintech, consumer, AI, and related sectors. The firm provides capital and active support to founders, helping with product development, go-to-market strategies, and scaling operations, while also contributing through ecosystem content and thought leadership. Redpoint pursues global investment opportunities, including a presence in the United States and China, and operates a multi-office platform. The organization emphasizes hands-on portfolio company support, leveraging its networks to create value and inform the broader startup community. Redpoint manages multiple funds and has grown into a global firm with a track record of funding startups across stages.
Made 109 investments at Scale Stage

Greylock Partners

Greylock Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1965 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in investing across all stages in consumer and enterprise software, including applications, cloud/SaaS, data analytics, security, and related information technology sectors, with a focus on early and growth funding and occasional secondary investments. The firm typically takes an active role in its portfolio, often seeking board seats to support strategic guidance and operational help as founders progress from ideation to product-market fit and scale. Greylock maintains a multi-office footprint in the United States, including San Francisco, California and Wellesley, Massachusetts, and engages with founders globally to back companies that define new markets and transform technology-enabled industries.
Made 126 investments at Scale Stage

Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures is a global technology-focused investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, with a 40-year track record. It invests in technology companies across stages, focusing on application software, infrastructure software, consumer, industrial technology, and life science tools. The firm takes a thesis-driven, team-based approach to growth and early-stage opportunities, leveraging sector expertise, talent development, and hands-on support to help portfolio companies scale. Its global presence and resources, including research and events, aim to help portfolio companies achieve category leadership.
Made 119 investments at Scale Stage

Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that provides funding across all stages to science and technology companies pursuing transformative innovations. The firm backs startups addressing complex problems in areas such as aerospace, artificial intelligence, energy, health, cybersecurity, data analytics, and software, and has supported notable portfolio companies including SpaceX, Palantir, Facebook and Airbnb. Founders Fund emphasizes a founder-friendly approach that aims to offer substantial support with minimal interference, while potentially deploying capital globally as needed. The firm seeks to invest in companies with the potential to reshape industries and the future through advanced engineering, manufacturing, and information technology.
Made 75 investments at Scale Stage

DST Global

DST Global is a venture capital firm with a global presence that provides capital to late-stage internet and technology companies, focusing on growth opportunities in private markets and deploying capital through venture and private equity investments in established digital businesses. The firm engages with founders and management teams to support development ahead of liquidity events, conducts due diligence, and structures investments for institutional investors. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands, it maintains offices in Silicon Valley, New York, London, Beijing, and Hong Kong; its portfolio spans information technology, mobile, internet of things, and e-commerce sectors.
Made 88 investments at Scale Stage

Technology Crossover Ventures

Technology Crossover Ventures is a Menlo Park-based private equity and venture capital firm that provides growth capital to technology companies across multiple stages and sectors, including information technology, cybersecurity, software, e-commerce, fintech, and consumer services. It typically makes equity investments ranging from tens of millions to a few hundred million dollars, often takes board seats, and supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance, industry networks, and operational expertise.
Made 106 investments at Scale Stage

Notable Capital

Notable Capital is a United States–based venture capital firm that targets early- to growth-stage investments in cloud infrastructure and business and consumer applications. It operates across the United States, Israel, Europe, and Latin America, pursuing select opportunities to help founders scale globally. The firm provides capital and strategic guidance to portfolio companies, focusing on long-term growth, operational support, and international expansion. Notable Capital's investments span sectors such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and software, and its portfolio includes names like Affirm, Airbnb, Slack, HashiCorp, Vercel, and Zendesk, among others.
Made 103 investments at Scale Stage

Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm that broadens access to venture and private market investments for accredited investors, including alumni networks, by enabling co-investment alongside leading VC firms. It offers investment funds, investing clubs, portfolio opportunities, and educational resources through its AV Academy, and provides support to startup founders. The firm emphasizes transparency with access to due diligence materials and live discussions, and seeks to build a diversified portfolio through collaborative investing. Headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, it operates with offices in New York, Boston, Menlo Park, Chicago, London and Tokyo to reach a broad investor base.
Made 44 investments at Scale Stage

Scale Venture Partners

Scale Venture Partners is a Foster City, California-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology companies, with investments across intelligent business software, AI, cloud infrastructure, SaaS, security, fintech, and related verticals. The firm partners with founders to accelerate growth from initial customers to market leadership, offering a Scaling Platform, go-to-market guidance, and benchmark tools drawn from a dataset of SaaS metrics. It emphasizes speed in building defensible, scalable businesses in the evolving AI landscape, with attention to code quality, security, and compliance. Scale Venture Partners supports seed and early-stage investments and seeks to help portfolio companies expand into new verticals while maintaining a repeatable, growth-driven engine.
Made 83 investments at Scale Stage

Global Brain

Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1998. It invests in technology startups worldwide, with a focus on sectors such as artificial intelligence, cloud software, cybersecurity, fintech, advertising technology, agriculture technology, climate tech, and related fields. The firm targets seed to growth-stage opportunities and collaborates with corporate venture partners to provide hands-on support and resources to portfolio companies. It maintains flagship funds and ongoing investment programs and has backed numerous startups with several notable exits, reflecting an emphasis on global expansion and practical value creation for early-stage and growth companies.
Made 36 investments at Scale Stage

OrbiMed

OrbiMed is a global healthcare investment firm, founded in 1989, that invests across the healthcare sector including biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, and healthcare services. It manages private equity, venture capital, and public equity investments, and provides financing solutions such as private debt and royalty monetization to support the development of new therapies and medical technologies. With a broad, globally distributed team, OrbiMed operates across multiple markets and provides strategic resources to companies from early-stage to growth, aiming to advance scientific innovation and improve patient outcomes.
Made 84 investments at Scale Stage

Lux Capital

Lux Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York City and Silicon Valley, founded in 2000, that funds seed to growth-stage companies across science-driven sectors such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, advanced materials, electronics, space, and infrastructure. The firm emphasizes backing research-based ventures and provides capital along with strategic input on product development, company building, and long-term positioning, helping technical founders translate innovations into scalable businesses. With roughly $4 billion in assets under management, Lux maintains an active, hands-on approach, leveraging a team that has built more than 20 portfolio companies from scratch and seeks to connect companies with deep domain insights to accelerate leadership and scale. Lux invests across early-stage and later-stage opportunities, including software and hardware domains like 3D printing, robotics, genomics, satellites, and drones.
Made 43 investments at Scale Stage

Venrock

Venrock is a venture capital firm founded in 1969 as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family. It concentrates on seed and early-stage investments across technology and healthcare, with interest in AI, biotechnology, fintech, data analytics, cybersecurity, cloud and software, and related life sciences sectors. The firm supports startups in the United States, with a strong presence in Silicon Valley and New York, and has a history of backing notable technology and healthcare companies such as Apple Computer, Intel, Illumina, Athenahealth, Gilead Sciences, DoubleClick, Endeca, Nest, SlideShare and Tudou. Venrock pursues exits through acquisitions and IPOs and partners with entrepreneurs to build enduring companies.
Made 105 investments at Scale Stage

Ribbit Capital

Ribbit Capital is a Palo Alto, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that concentrates its investments in financial services and financial technology. The firm backs early-stage startups that build infrastructure, platforms, or tools designed to transform how financial services are delivered and accessed, with activity across lending, payments, banking, insurance, and digital assets. It pursues global opportunities at the intersection of information technology and finance, seeking disruptive business models and technology-enabled solutions that modernize the industry.
Made 43 investments at Scale Stage

Threshold Ventures

Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in seed, start-up, and early-growth technology companies across sectors including software, consumer, enterprise, fintech, and healthcare. The firm emphasizes high-conviction partnerships with founders, providing strategic guidance, operational input, and access to networks to support product development, market positioning, hiring, and go-to-market planning. It seeks to lead early rounds and typically takes board seats in its portfolio companies. Based in Menlo Park, California, with activity across the United States and select international markets, Threshold focuses on category-defining opportunities and collaborates with entrepreneurs at critical inflection points to accelerate scalable growth.
Made 119 investments at Scale Stage

Adams Street Partners

Adams Street Partners is a global private markets investment management firm that provides investment solutions to institutional investors and wealth managers. An independent, employee-owned firm with more than 45 years of experience, Adams Street manages capital across a range of private markets strategies, including primary and secondary private equity, venture growth, credit, and co-investments. The firm leverages a collaborative, long-standing team and global resources to deliver investment performance and client service, with a focus on alignment of interests and transparency. Headquartered in Chicago, Adams Street serves clients through a globally integrated platform and emphasizes access to private market knowledge, customized solutions, and enduring relationships despite market cycles.
Made 66 investments at Scale Stage

Greenspring Associates

Greenspring Associates is a United States-based fund-of-funds investment firm, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland. It provides financial and investment advisory services and manages commingled funds and customized partnerships for a global client base, including institutions and individuals across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia. The firm focuses on venture capital, investing in established and emerging fund managers as well as secondary venture capital investments, and it supports opportunities across early and growth stages of venture-backed companies. In 2021, Greenspring Associates was acquired by StepStone Group.
Made 74 investments at Scale Stage

RA Capital Management

RA Capital Management is a Boston-based investment firm focused on healthcare, life sciences, and planetary health. The firm pursues evidence-based investing across public and private markets and provides hands-on support to portfolio companies, including through its Raven healthcare incubator. It relies on deep research via its TechAtlas knowledge engine to identify opportunities and guide value creation from early-stage ideas to commercialization. Since its inception, the firm has deployed capital across multiple rounds and has built a portfolio of hundreds of companies, backed by an ongoing effort to advance drugs, medical devices, diagnostics, and biotech tools. RA Capital manages substantial assets and seeks to invest across stages—from seed to growth—often taking leading roles or co-investing and participating in governance to support management teams. The firm emphasizes impact in healthcare and planetary health, aiming to translate bold ideas into durable improvements in patient care and public health.
Made 40 investments at Scale Stage

FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. It is stage-agnostic and focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups, with seed and Series A investments. The typical investment range is $50,000 to $5,000,000. The firm backs entrepreneurs pursuing network effects and transformative business models, and its portfolio includes notable companies such as Alibaba Group, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest.
Made 42 investments at Scale Stage

Felicis Ventures

Felicis Ventures is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups across sectors including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, healthcare IT, energy, and consumer internet. The firm primarily targets seed and Series A rounds, often taking lead or co-lead roles, and provides founders with resources beyond capital, such as executive coaching, strategic guidance, and access to a broad operational network to accelerate growth. Since its founding in 2006, Felicis has built a global portfolio with companies across multiple countries and has supported a number of high-growth and unicorn-stage companies, reflecting a conviction-driven approach led by founder-led teams. The firm emphasizes rapid decision-making and efficient deal execution to bring term sheets to close quickly. Felicis operates from its Menlo Park base and has raised multiple funds to support its portfolio across stages and geographies.
Made 32 investments at Scale Stage

CRV

CRV, originally Charles River Ventures, is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1970 with offices in Palo Alto, Cambridge and Menlo Park. It focuses on seed to Series B investments in technology, consumer products and services, and healthcare across North America. CRV takes a value-added, hands-on approach, partnering with portfolio founders to navigate development from inception through growth and beyond. As one of the industry’s longest-running firms, CRV combines capital with strategic guidance to help entrepreneurs turn ideas into category-leading companies.
Made 60 investments at Scale Stage

Legend Capital

Legend Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm established in 2001 as a subsidiary of Legend Holdings Ltd. It concentrates on early-stage and growth investments in China, with a focus on information technology, telecommunications, media, enterprise services, consumer sectors, healthcare, and intelligent manufacturing. The firm manages multiple funds and supports portfolio companies with resources for business development, market expansion in China, and brand building to help them scale. Operating from Beijing with additional offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong, Legend Capital has backed a broad range of Chinese technology and growth companies across various stages, aiming to drive long-term value creation through professional management and technology-driven growth.
Made 28 investments at Scale Stage

Greenoaks Capital Partners

Greenoaks Capital Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that concentrates on technology companies globally. It pursues direct investments in mid- to late-stage ventures and growth capital, and also engages in fund-of-funds investments, aiming to back exceptional leaders early and build enduring partnerships with teams that can grow over decades.
Made 46 investments at Scale Stage

U.S. Venture Partners

U.S. Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 1981. It specializes in early-stage investments in information technology and healthcare, including enterprise software, IT security, consumer internet, mobile, e-commerce, and IT-enabled healthcare services. The firm backs entrepreneurs across the United States and Israel, aiming to turn ideas into world-changing companies and to create economic value and jobs over its multi-decade history. The team comprises former entrepreneurs, technologists, corporate executives, financial professionals, and industry experts who work with portfolio companies to scale growth in software, healthcare, and related sectors.
Made 88 investments at Scale Stage

M12

M12 is Microsoft's corporate venture capital arm that invests in early-stage technology companies, focusing on AI, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer tools, vertical SaaS, Web3, and gaming. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, it operates in North America and Israel. The firm targets Series A and beyond, and supports portfolio companies by offering access to Microsoft's ecosystem, resources, and strategic partnerships with Microsoft units and partners such as Xbox and Workday, as well as accelerator programs and co-working spaces to help startups scale.
Made 46 investments at Scale Stage

Mayfield

Mayfield Fund is a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm founded in 1969 that provides capital and strategic guidance to technology startups across early- and growth-stage companies. The firm focuses on information technology sectors including artificial intelligence, enterprise software, data infrastructure, semiconductors, and consumer technology, aiming to back innovative business models and strong teams with long-term growth potential. It supports founders through the company lifecycle, assisting with product strategy, scaling operations, and market expansion, and pursues a global, long-term approach to value creation as it backs companies from concept to scale and generate enduring impact.
Made 72 investments at Scale Stage

Georgian Partners

Georgian Partners is a Toronto-based venture capital firm founded in 2008 that backs expansion- and later-stage B2B software companies, with an emphasis on information-intensive software, data aggregation, analytics, and AI. The firm provides capital and operational support, leveraging a team of seasoned operators to assist portfolio companies in achieving growth and scale. It operates an in-house AI Lab staffed with machine learning engineers and scientists who collaborate directly with portfolio companies on production AI deployment, facilitating faster innovation. Georgian Partners focuses on North American opportunities, pursuing long-term partnerships and ongoing support from growth to exit, and aims to help CEOs and teams build trustworthy data-enabled software businesses.
Made 40 investments at Scale Stage

IDG Capital

IDG Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm with a 30-year track record, headquartered in Hong Kong and active across Asia and beyond. The firm invests across stages, including venture, growth, buyouts, and private equity, and focuses on sectors such as consumer, technology, healthcare, finance, and related fields. It builds value through a wide international network, hands-on support for portfolio companies, and strategic partnerships that enable geographic expansion, product development, and scale. IDG Capital emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders and management teams, leveraging experience in mergers and acquisitions, secondary markets, and public investments to support companies throughout their lifecycle. The firm operates across multiple markets with a diverse portfolio and a history of notable exits, reflecting its global reach and emphasis on sustainable growth.
Made 60 investments at Scale Stage

Kinnevik

Kinnevik is a Sweden-based investment company that focuses on digital consumer businesses and technology-enabled growth companies. It partners with founders and management teams to build, invest in, and lead fast-growing businesses across developed and emerging markets. The firm emphasizes long-term value creation and patient capital, investing across all growth stages to support companies in sectors such as healthcare, software, and climate. By combining active ownership with strategic guidance, Kinnevik aims to build well-governed companies that deliver both shareholder value and positive social impact.
Made 31 investments at Scale Stage

Foundation Capital

Foundation Capital is a United States-based venture capital firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The firm partners with entrepreneurs from idea to scalable businesses, offering hands-on support from a team of former founders and operating executives. It invests across sectors including enterprise software, data platforms, cybersecurity, fintech, consumer technology, and digital energy, often taking leading roles and board seats in portfolio companies. The firm has backed more than 60 high-growth ventures and has a track record of IPOs and acquisitions, with notable investments in Lending Club, Netflix, Sunrun and other technology leaders.
Made 84 investments at Scale Stage

Sutter Hill Ventures

Sutter Hill Ventures is a Palo Alto–based venture capital firm founded in 1962 that focuses on early‑stage technology and life science companies across the United States. It prioritizes computer technology, software, telecommunications, consumer markets, and related sectors such as internet software and services, network equipment, semiconductors, biomedicine, and supply chain management. The firm leverages experienced operating executives, extensive industry networks, and a long‑term evergreen fund to provide hands‑on support, including strategic advice, building management teams, and partnerships, to help portfolio companies scale. Partners invest personal capital and participate in every investment to reinforce commitment, and the firm maintains a focused portfolio with rapid responsiveness to new proposals and portfolio needs. The goal is long‑term value creation through practical operating experience combined with venture capital funding.
Made 67 investments at Scale Stage

DAG Ventures

DAG Ventures is a Palo Alto, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 that invests in technology-driven companies across sectors including information technology, business products and services, consumer products and services, healthcare, manufacturing, life sciences, mobile, and Internet of Things. The firm emphasizes a service‑oriented approach focused on speed, consistency, and simplicity, and operates as a registered investment adviser, providing comprehensive support throughout the venture lifecycle.
Made 90 investments at Scale Stage

Greycroft

Greycroft is a venture capital firm that focuses on technology startups in the Internet and mobile markets. It operates from offices in New York and Los Angeles and partners with entrepreneurs to gain visibility, build strategic relationships, and bring products to market. The firm leverages a broad network of media and tech connections to support portfolio companies and drive growth. Greycroft manages over $1 billion in assets and has backed a diverse range of companies, including Acorns, Venmo, Shipt, Huffington Post, Scopely, Thrive Market, Boxed, Braintree, JW Player and The RealReal. Through its early- and later-stage funds, Greycroft supports founders across consumer internet, fintech, healthcare, and enterprise software, emphasizing practical guidance and collaborative partnerships.
Made 39 investments at Scale Stage

Bossa Invest

Bossa Invest is a São Paulo-based venture capital investment firm that focuses on software as a service opportunities and provides asset management services to clients. It analyzes market trends to guide investment decisions and serves clients across sectors including finance, technology, and real estate. The firm supports startups with capital, mentorship, and access to a wide ecosystem of investors and strategic partners, and it engages in corporate venture activities that link startups with corporate partners. Headquartered in São Paulo, it is described as a leading Latin American VC with a broad portfolio and ecosystem, having invested in more than 1,500 startups and supported over 100 exits, reflecting an active role in scaling early-stage companies across the region.
Made 33 investments at Scale Stage